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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 127 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°34′45″N89°44′01″W / 13.57917°N 89.73361°W Coordinates: 13°34′45″N89°44′01″W / 13.57917°N 89.73361°W | ||||||||||
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El Jocotillo Airport( ICAO : MSJC) is an airport serving several small towns and villages in southern Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The largest nearby city is the Pacific coastal port of Acajutla, at 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
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